As of 16:00 on January 4, there have been 107 combat encounters on the front since the beginning of the day. The highest number of clashes has been recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, and overall, the situation remains complex and tense.
Today, areas affected by enemy artillery shelling from Russian territory include:
Oleksandrivka, Pokrovka, Yastrubshchyna, Luhivka in the Sumy region;
Tymofiivka, Vidrodzhenske in the Kharkiv region.
Situation on the front lines
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian occupiers have attempted to storm the defensive positions of the Ukrainian forces twice today in the Starytsia area; our defenders repelled one of the Russian attacks, while another battle is ongoing. Additionally, the enemy conducted airstrikes on the settlements of Mali Prokhody, Vovchansky Khutory, and Okhrimivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, the adversary has actively attacked our units' positions three times near the settlement of Zahryzove.
On this day in the Lyman direction, the invading army launched 11 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Pershotravneve, Nadiya, Novosergiyivka, Makiyivka, Novoiehorivka, Yampolivka, Terny, Hryhorivka, and in the Serebriansky forest. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled seven enemy attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Klishchiivka, and Stupochky; one confrontation is still happening.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian forces attempted to push our units from their positions in the areas of Toretsk, Dilyivka, and Shcherbynivka, where Defense Forces repelled five Russian assaults, with two battles still ongoing.
Since the beginning of the day in the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy has made 30 attempts to displace our defenders from their occupied positions in the areas of Myrne, Tymofiivka, Baranivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelenyi, Novyi Trud, Pokrovsk, Pishchane, Shevchenka, Solone, Novooleynyvka, Kotlyne, and Novovasyliivka. Defense Forces have managed to repel 22 enemy attacks to date. Enemy losses are being clarified.
Fighting continues near Srebrne, Petropavlivka, Konstantynivka, Kurakhove, and Dachne in the Kurakhiv direction. According to updated information, nine attacks by the occupation army have been repelled today, with five attacks still ongoing.
In the Vremivka direction, two enemy attacks are ongoing; overall, the enemy made 11 attempts to advance near Dachne and Yantarny today. The enemy also conducted an airstrike on Temyrivka and Buralatsky, dropping eight guided aerial bombs.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders successfully repelled one enemy attempt to advance in the area of the settlement of Novodanilivka.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine enemy attacks, with five clashes still ongoing. Additionally, the enemy carried out four airstrikes with nine guided bombs and conducted 140 artillery shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.
In the Siverskyi, Dnipro, and Huliaipilskiy directions, the enemy did not conduct any active operations.